Our worship belongs to God: Our praise is what he desires: His word is for us: For he is the word.

Even as a young child I have always been musically inclined. In church I would sit by the piano, and was always fascinated watching the piano players hands move up and down on those keys. When I was at home I would use the table as a piano, or I would strap two belts around a pillow so I would have an accordion. I would play these imaginary instruments while playing church with my sister Lillian. We would sing, shout, pray and have ourselves a good time, and as far back as I can remember serving God was all we knew. When I was around 10yrs old a son of the Sunday School Superintendent at the church my Dad pastored began to show me little things on the piano such as middle C, chopsticks etc… That was all he knew, but it was the beginning of my music career. I was given a child’s accordion by a dear sister in the church, and I learned to play that during our services. My dad played the guitar and at first he would tell me what key I was playing in because I didn’t know. I have never had professional lessons, because I know this is a gift from God. I would listen to records (yes I am that old) and songs on  the radio and then I would practice on the piano until I could play the song just like I had heard it. Along the way I learned what went with what and it all began to fall into place. Years later I went on to playing the organ. The Hammond B-3 is still one of my favorites to play.

 I have directed choirs over the years, and I still love to hear all those voices being lifted together in song. I have played with several gospel groups, and as a matter of fact I have been in the same concert with The Goodmans, The Downings, and others. In one group I played the piano and Mark Trammel, who later sang with Gold City, was the bass player. His brother Jerry sang tenor with us, and he later sang with the Florida Boys.

I have known Johnny Minnick since we were both in our late teens. He later sang and played with the Happy Goodmans. God has blessed me with many wonderful friends in the music business, but some of them went on to Nashville, and I stayed behind.

I’m not sure how just old I was when I began to write songs. One day I began to hear the words, “Out on the desert the sun burns upon me..”  Little by little I began to write down and put music to my first song “I want a drink”.  Songs were not something that came to me on a regular basis, but I realized that God was beginning to bless me with the anointing to write songs.

About 2-3 years ago I was attending a church where I played the organ and helped lead the praise and worship. One day I began to hear the chorus in my head “God is a good God all the time, I know God is a good God all the time, from the rising of the sun till the going down of the same, God is a good God all the time”, and that was the beginning of a new and wonderful experience with God. He has poured out so many choruses of worship and praise to me that I often stand in awe. I am so humbled that God chooses to use this vessel as a tool to help people enter into worship. Above all I know that I am nothing, and all praise, honor, and glory goes to the Lord Jesus Christ.

People have asked me what is it like to write songs.  I usually can hear the words, music and singers in my head. I remember when I wrote the song “It’s time to go home.” I could hear The Rambos singing as clearly as if they had recorded it themselves. I always wished that I could have really heard them singing that song.

Sometimes I can hear a choir singing, or maybe a group or even just at times a solo. One day I was asleep when suddenly I was awakened by a choir as beautiful sounding as from heaven itself. I jumped up and began to write the words.. “I see the Lord, High and lifted up, the heavens declare his glory, Angels sing Holy, Holy, Holy worthy is the lamb,” even as I’m writing this today the tears are flowing. I remember and experience the anointing that falls when we sing this chorus in our worship service to the Lord at The Remnant.

God has always blessed me, and I give him all the praise and glory. All I do is always for his honor. I have learned to keep a pen, paper and a recorder close because I never know when the Lord will shower down a new song or chorus. I was sitting in a service one night and my pastor Bro Graves was preaching when I began to hear a new set of words in my head..” I claim the promise, I claim the promise, nothing good from me will God withhold, showers of blessing, time of refreshing, I claim the promise of his word.”  I wrote these words down and as soon as my pastor called the musicians to the platform, I couldn’t wait and I began to sing about the promises of God.  It really does truly blow me away.

I have learned that God is always faithful and he will always honor our worship. I want to continue being a vessel that he can use, always for his honor and glory.

Always in his service, keep singing

Bro Goss

Music Director The Remnant Pentecostal Church